Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-01
REPORT TO TIE HOUSE ON THE RAIL
BoAD conMfssfoHERs OFFICE.
The Three c's Bill Passed the Senate
Judge Of Washington County
Elected. &c.

Of the town OF Dumfrles, with an
amendment to amend an actapproved
March 3, 1879, to incorporate the town
of Columbia, in Fluvanna county to
amend &C., an act to provide for the
election OF the trustees Of the town Of
Orange bienninlly; TO incorporate the
Chesapeake Oyster-Culture and Land
Reclamation Company TO authorize
the Board of Supervisors OF Page
county to increase the salary of the
Judge of said county, with an amend
ment.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Ellyson To amend and re-
enact sections "a and Sc of the charter
of the city of Richmond.
BY Mr.. Read To compensate w.
w. Wood, of Mecklenburg county, as
special Commonwealth attorney.
BY Mr.. Coltrane To relieve Samuel
Sweeney and Elcanah Sweeney, OF
Floyd county.
BY Mr.. Duane To provide compen-
sation to W. Il. Powell for services as
attorney for the Commonwealth in the
prosecution of Holmes II. Puryear.
BY Mr.. Hodges To reenact and in
corporate the Virginia Forest Improve
ment Company.
BY Mr.. Flanary To incorporate the
Virginia Mining and Improvement
Company.
BY Mr.. Rhea (by request) To pro-
vide q method to collect delinquent
taxes due the Commonwealth OF Vir-
ginia.
BY Mr.. Williams To relieve w. A.
and E. +. Reade, heirs of Willo1ghby
Reade, deceased.
BY Mr.. Williams To incorporate the
Bland County Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Hurt Amending the Ander-
son-McCormick Electoral-Board bill.
BY Mr.. Blackstone: To authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Accomack
county to contract for keeping the roads
and bridges of said county in repair and
to assess taxes therefor.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein To repeal an act
providing for an eight-weeks' course of
instruction for the colored teachers in
the State.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr..
Jones, Of Highland, for five days and
Mr.. Brown, of Franklin, for the same
length of time.
THE CHESAPEAKE INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Stubs called up the joint reso-
luton introduced by himself on Wed
nesday empowering the Board on the
Chesapeake and its Tributaries to sum-
mon witnesses in the investigation of
certain charges preferred against the
commander 81 the steamer Chesapeake.
The resolution was adopted.
CAPITOL SQUARE CoNvICTs.
On motion of Mr.. Ellyson, the COM
munication from the Superintendent OF
Public Buildings in reference to the
cost of substituting free for convict
labor on the Capitol Square, &c, was
referred to the Committee on Public
Institutions, before which is his bill on
this subject.
FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES AND BID
DLEBEHGEE BONDS.
Mr.. Diggs introduced a resolution
instfucting the Committee on Finance
and Banks to inquire into the expe-
diency of requiring foreign insurance
companies to secure their resident
policy-holders by deposit OF Riddle
berger bonds.
Adopted.
CITY-HALL CORNERSTONE LAYING.
A letter from Mr.. Thomas n. Ken
der, chairman of TIE City Council
Grounds and Buildings Committee, in
viting the members of the Senate to
participate i'll the ceremonies of the
layingof the cornerstone OF the City
Hall on April 9Th, was read. A resol1-
ton accepting the invitation was of
fered by Mr.. Wickham and adopted.
MEDICAL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The chair laid before the Senate
communication from DR.. Cullen, dean
OF the Faculty of the Virginia Medical
College, inviting the Senate to attend
the commencement exercises of this in
stitution, held at the Richmond Thea
ire last night.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, the invi-
tation was accepted.
THE "THRER o's" ROAD.
Mr.. Lovenstein called up the bill to
authorize the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago Railroad Company to con
struct and operate its road through and
within the counties of Scott, Wise, and
Dickinson. The bill originally intro
duced by Mr.. Lovenstein provided that
the road should pass west of Goodson,
in Washington county. To this Sena-
tor Rhea and others objected, and the
Committee on Roads reported substi
tute providing that the most practicable
route shall be taken. When the sub
ject was last under consideration Mr..
Rhea offered an amendment providing
that the road should run to or near
Goodson. The amendment was voted
down, motion TO reconsider was made
and passed by, and on this motion the
bill came up.
Mr.. Lovenstein, who became the pa
tron of the bill in the absence of Mr..
Flanary, unavoidably detained at home,
who was to have introduced it, opposed
the reconsideration. Mr.. Flanary--
whose district is most interested in the
construction of the road-desired the
bill to be passed as reported from the
committee, and he (Mr. Lovenstein)
hoped the bill would be passed without
amendment.
Mr.. Rhea strongly advocated the re-
consideration and the adoption of his
amendment. To build the road other
than ria Goodson would greatly injure
this town, and instead Of establishing
plants in this State would carry the
mineral wealth from this portion OF the
State into Tennessee on one hand and
South Carolina on the other. The
speaker was sorry that he did not pos
sess the ability to persuade the mem
bers of the Senate to support his amend
ment that United States senator ire
fering to Mr.. Butler) and others did to
gain their votes in opposition to it. He
intended to wash his hands of the mat
ter, and hoped the cities of the State
whose prosperity depend upon the
Southwest would never have cause to
regret the legislation which was evil
IDENTIFY about to be enacted.
Mr.. Meredith, for Mr.. Flanary, said
that the people of his (Flanary's) dis